Leak detection and water line repair in Lafayette, LA
Find the leak before opening the floor.
Acadiana Plumbers finds and repairs water leaks in Lafayette and the towns around it, including leaks under the slab. A water bill that jumps, a warm spot on the floor, or the sound of water running with every tap off all point to a hidden leak. The first job is to locate it, so the repair opens as little of the house as possible.
What the work covers
- Water leak detection
- Slab leak repair
- Water line repair
- Water line replacement, including trenchless options
- Whole-house repiping for galvanized and polybutylene pipe
Most houses here sit on a concrete slab with no basement. The water lines run under or through that slab, so a leak does not drip where you can see it. The plainest check is the water meter: if it keeps turning with every tap off, water is going somewhere.
Once a slab leak is located, there is more than 1 way to fix it. Which one makes sense depends on where the leak is and the condition of the rest of the pipe. That is a conversation to have in person, with the plumber who found it.
Galvanized steel corrodes from the inside, and polybutylene can fail without warning. A house with either one and a history of leaks is usually a candidate for whole-house repiping instead of another patch.
Questions
Leaks and water lines: common questions
How do I know if I have a slab leak?
Common signs are a higher water bill, a warm or damp spot on the floor, or the sound of running water when nothing is on. Leak detection confirms it and pinpoints the spot.
Can a water line be replaced without digging up the yard?
Often it can. Trenchless options repair or replace a water line with far less digging. A plumber can tell you whether your line qualifies after seeing it.
When does a house need repiping?
When the pipe itself is the problem. Galvanized and polybutylene pipe both tend to fail repeatedly, and at that point replacing the piping makes more sense than repairing leaks 1 at a time.
Hear water running with every tap off?
Call and tell us what is happening. The estimate is given in person, after a plumber has seen the job.